Chapter 3
Disclaimer I own noting from the Chronicles of Riddick I do however own Saiya so don't even think about stealing her!
"Let's go replenish the ranks." Lord Marshall said looking at his soldiers his new body guard in particular, the stairs descended and so did the necromongers. Saiya followed dutifully after her new master the only thing keeping her from ghosting the bastard was the collar around her neck, she'd have to bid her time, make them think their conversion had worked. She didn't know how but even though she bore the marks of a necro she wasn't like them, she wasn't dead for one thing.
"In this 'verse, life is antagonistic to the natural state Here, humans in all their various races... are a spontaneous outbreak... an unguided mistake. Our purpose... is to correct that mistake. Because there is another 'verse...a 'verse where life is welcomed and cherished. A ravishing, ever-new place called UnderVerse. But the road to that 'verse... crosses over the threshold." The purifier said looking around at the new converts or kills, which Saiya was sure, she would be ordered to take part in, in some way.
"Threshold! Take us to the threshold!" The necro soldiers cried. Saiya rolled her eyes they were all fools and their king Lord Marshall whatever he wished to be called was a bastard.
"Look around you. Every Necromonger in this hall, every one of the Legion Vast that just swept aside your defenses in one night...was once like you. Fought as feebly as you. Every Necromonger that lives today...is a convert." The purifier said as the Lord Marshall stood he looked at Saiya she stared blankly ahead like a puppet waiting for orders. That was all she was now at least as far as the Lord Marshall knew, he however didn't know that she was already plotting her escape possibly his death while she was at it. Not that she wanted to be Lord Marshall she'd just rather have him dead.
"There will be no conversion!" One of the Helion Prime survivors yelled in response to the Purifiers words.
"We all began as something else! It was hard for me to accept, too,
when I first heard these words. But I changed. I let them take away my pain." The Purifier responded failing to miss a beat.
"You betrayed your faith!" Several of the survivors were beginning to agree with this man.
"Silence him." The Lord Marshall commanded Saiya paused hesitating the collar around her neck began to warm up. It was enough to remind her that she was supposed to be the mindless puppet waiting to obey her masters every word. Feeling sick to her stomach her eyes flashed black and the two fire starters fell to their knees briefly trapped in never ending darkness.
"Just as you will change...when you realize that the threshold to the UnderVerse will be crossed...only by those who have embraced the Necromonger faith. For those of you who will right now...drop to your knees and ask to be purified." Purifier continued as if Saiya had never dropped two men to their knees without touching them.
"Stop." Lord Marshall said Saiya's eyes returned to normal as the men were released from the darkness.
"We will not renounce our faith! No one here will do what you ask. It is unthinkable! This is a world of many peoples, many religions.! And we simply cannot
and will not be converted!" One of the men Saiya had dropped said standing up. You stupid bastard stand down! Saiya thought as the Lord Marshall left her side striding towards the stupid man.
"Then I'll take your soul." Lord Marshall said he shoved his hand into the man's chest and removed his soul. "Join him…" The body thudded to the ground. "Or join me." Saiya's eyes narrowed as the survivors dropped to their knees, if she had the option she would take death rather than serve that bastard. There was one figure who didn't bow standing defiantly, a necro with a faux-hawk mullet named Lord Vaako strode towards the figure. Saiya strained her ears to hear what Lord Vaako would say to this figure.
"This is your one chance. Take the Lord Marshal's offer and bow." Vaako said in a commanding tone the figure throw back the hood of their cloak Saiya smirked inwardly as Riddick was revealed.
"I bow to no man." Riddick retorted Saiya edged closer to the Purifier hoping he would notice her figure out that she was still on his side that she was still with him.
"He's not a man. He's the holy Half-Dead who has seen the UnderVerse." Vaako replied dryly Riddick didn't look impressed.
"Look, I'm not with everyone here. But I will take a piece of him." Riddick said pointing to a large necro in full armor with what looked like a knife in his back.
"A piece you will have." Vaako said nodding his head and walking away from Riddick the necro Riddick had pointed out strode forward. The Necro tried to slice Riddick in half with a large blade. Riddick spun around and grabbed the knife in the Necros back
"Stop him!" Lord Marshall yelled glaring at Saiya she hesitated again, before setting her mind against it consequences be damned! The collar around her neck lit up as Necro soldiers surrounded Riddick. Saiya fell to her knees then onto her hands and knees as a thousand volts of electricity coursed through her body. The electricity kept coming and got stronger as Saiya did not get up and comply with Lord Marshall's orders. Body twitching nerve endings and brain fried she collapsed falling into comforting darkness.
Riddick sat in the back of Toombs piece of shit ship silently. Saiya had been with the Necros with some collar strapped around her neck that had brought her to her knees. So she wasn't there willingly. Riddick always knew the girl would get into some kind of trouble and he'd already told not only himself but her that if she ever got into a situation like that she was on her own. She wasn't his responsibility if she couldn't look out for herself and protect her own neck she was better off dead.
"You've made the necessary modifications?" Lord Marshall asked looking at the Purifier Saiya stared in front of her eyes not even holding a spark of life anymore. A brilliant red cut marred her forehead no longer bleeding but still inflamed and fresh.
"Of course Lord Marshall she is completely under your control." Purifier replied Lord Marshall smirked.
"Good," He said before turning to Saiya. "You will go with Vaako and make sure that he kills the Riddick is that understood?" Saiya nodded slowly the Lord Marshall swept out of the room, the Purifier stared at Saiya for a few more minutes before he nodded to her.
"Good you convinced him, I'll be coming with you and Vaako and you must still act like you're following the Lord Marshall's orders." Purifier said, Saiya nodded eyes sparkling with defiance. "Let's go." Saiya stood eyes dead again following the Purifier to the hanger and the Necro ship.
Riddick held back a smirk as the female merc bolted upright and out of her chair from a nightmare. The woman surveyed her fellow mercs then stepped quietly towards him, she stepped closer straddling one of his legs. She bit her lip and waved her hand in front of his goggles leaning closer and lifting the goggles Riddick kept his eyes closed for a few more seconds before he snapped them open and clenched her leg in between his to keep her there.
"Do you know you grind your teeth at night? Sexy." Riddick said mockingly as she tried to get her leg free and away from him. The computer gave voice to their having reached their destination Crematoria. Riddick let her go and she stumbled back to her chair.
"All right. I make 7,00 degrees on the day side, 400 below on the night side." The female merc said reading off the stats from a computer screen as the shutters opened up Riddick leaned up and pushed his goggles back over his eyes as they harsh sunlight flooded the tiny ship with light.
"Let's not get caught in the sun." Riddick smirked geniuses these mercs.
"If I owned this place and hell, I'd rent this place out and live in hell." Toombs said taking a sip of alcohol before strapping himself back into his seat.
Saiya sat quietly eyes dead on the necromonger ship, she wasn't an idiot she knew with this many necros around who would report her not being under control to the Lord Marshall resulting in hers and the Purifier's deaths. She needed a plan, and she needed one fast. Or she the Purifier and possibly Riddick were dead, and none of them far as she knew had figured out how to come back from the dead yet.
I've come back from the dead! I haven't really been dead but sure seemed like it. I've tried writing this about a million times and finally something seemed right. Read and review I'm hoping to get the next chapter written out since I'm in such a Riddick move.